the Domingo on Bars

UPDATE – Terry sent a link to former Elite Andree Pickens competing this dismount tucked back in 1995. Perhaps there are others who have done it, as well.

Click PLAY or watch Andree on YouTube.

Ellie trained it in tuck in 2012. Thanks Jared.

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Jenna Domingo from Hawaiian Island Twisters lands the first toe-on Rudi pike dismount I’ve seen.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXpOhyGByrd/

(via FloGymnastics)

the Rodriguez on Bars

Cintia has been working this new low to high transfer for a long time, but it now looks consistent enough to put into the routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

(via BBS)

Hero the Hedgehog tries Gymnastics

Hero the Hedgehog is the official mascot of the IAAF World Championships in the U.K. 4-13 August.

He’s got some skillz. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

via Gymternet Clan

drone cameras for Gymnastics

I really want to get one.

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Of course you have to make sure the drone doesn’t crash into one of the kids.

Khorkina – The Magic of Winning

This month, Svetlana Khorkina is publishing her new memoir ‘The Magic of Winning”. …

Her previous book “Flic-flacs in High Heels” was published 10 years ago and is now out of print. The new book also tells the story of her childhood and gymnastics career and will partially overlap with the new memoir, however, it adds new material on Khorkina’s life in the last 10 years and her current views on the sport. …

There is no information on whether the publisher plans to translate the book to English. …

KHORKINA’S ‘MAGIC OF WINNING’ – ALL THE DETAILS

If you want to order a Russian language copy, click through to that link.

why so many sideways Beam half twist jumps?

The new fugly.

Balance Beam Situation:

… the split jump 1/2 from side position and straddle jump 1/2 from side position, elements that 9 months ago would have been B skills, are now D skills.

ATTACK OF THE SIDE LEAP